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Medicare’s Documentation Reference Documents

Download Reference Documents Medicare publishes helpful documents and alerts to keep providers in the know about important topics. Included here are several documents that relate specifically to documentation of Chiropractic care and medical necessity. These tools relate to the elements of Chiropractic documentation and the overall rulebook for Medicare policy, The Benefit Policy Manual. Download,…

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Medicare’s Documentation Requirements for Medical Necessity

Medicare’s Documentation Requirements for Medical Necessity One of the most fundamental obligations in healthcare is proper medical record documentation. The Grandaddy of all requirements are those published by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Because there are few payers or state Boards of Examiners who have a stiffer requirement, mastery of Medicare’s documentation…

Medicare’s Medical Necessity Reference Documents

Download Reference Documents Medicare publishes helpful documents and alerts to keep providers in the know about important topics. Included here are several documents that relate specifically to Chiropractic care and medical necessity. These tools relate to the proper use of the AT Modifier, Chiropractic documentation and the overall rulebook for Medicare policy, The Benefit Policy…

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual – Section 240, Chapter 15

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Medicare publishes helpful documents and alerts to keep providers in the know about important topics. The Benefit Policy Manual is the rulebook that must be followed for Medicare. Chapter 15, and Section 240 is the section that is devoted to the policy guidelines for chiropractic coverage and care. This Reference Document…

Using PART as Part of your ROV Documentation

Documenting PART During Routine Office Visits The PART Process initials are an acronym for the required elements of examination that quantify the existence of a subluxation to meet Medicare requirements. The elements of PART are Pain, Asymmetry or Misalignment, Range of Motion Abnormalities, and Tissue Tone Changes. These elements are generally present in the initial…

Documenting PART in an Initial Visit Note

Using Clinical Judgement to Document PART Medicare requires that medical necessity be proven using the components of PART: Pain, Asymmetry, Range of motion, and Tissue tone changes. Two of these four elements must be present, and one must be Asymmetry or Range of motion. These are findings that are usually discovered during the initial evaluation…